GRE Word List
PHYSIOGNOMY
the art of discovering temperament and character from outward appearance
The meaning of the word physiognomy is the art of discovering temperament and character from outward appearance.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
| fervid | very hot : burning |
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| tact | a keen sense of what to do or say in order to maintain good relations with others or avoid offense |
| magisterial | of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a master or teacher : authoritative |
| expenditure | the act or process of expending |
| conjugal | of or relating to the married state or to married persons and their relations : connubial |
| refectory | a dining hall (as in a monastery or college) |
| overturn | to cause to turn over : upset |
| granary | a storehouse for threshed grain |